Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu, who was recently seen in Assi, has spoken up about the obsession with a flat midriff. On Sunday, the actress took to the Stories section of Instagram and spoke about how lower belly fat or water retention is actually healthy, as it protects the organs in that part of the body.

Taapsee Pannu addresses flat midriff obsession

She said, “I had to speak about this obsession with having a flat midriff. I remember I had this obsession because, while growing up, I was extremely fit, but I never understood why the lower belly fat always stayed. I worked out intensely, almost to an extent that I overpushed myself, and rightly said, overpushing rings an alarm in your brain that your body needs protection. So, instead of actually losing water retention, the body starts retaining it, and then that lower belly fat, which might actually not just be fat, but also water retention, stays and increases with overworking out, which I really believe people should not do.”